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Save the Date!
Garden Tales Punta Gorda Garden Club
A few reminders:
Get out and sell your ten tickets! If you need your ten or more please contact Carolyn Honour. Hand in money and tickets to Carolyn by Tuesday, Nov. 28th. Tickets are $15 each. Deliver five dozen delicious, home-baked cookies to FUMC on Thurs, Nov. 30th between 9 and 4. Please pack in a disposable container. Sign up with your chairperson to work a total of one full day (may split into two half days). The tour begins at 11:00 am so arrive at your post by 10:30. The tour ends at 4:00 pm each day. On Saturday plan to help with cleaning up at your assigned post at 4:00.
This is our big annual fundraiser!! Wear something
sparkly and a big smile!
President’s Message
Board Meeting Wed, November 8
General Meeting Wed, November 15 Refreshments at 1:00, Meeting at 1:30 in the FUMC Fellowship Center
Holly Days Home Tour
December 1 & 2
11:00am - 4:00pm
9:30 in Room 5 at the First United Methodist Church
www.pggc.org
Volume 9, Issue 4
Home Tour Tidbits
Dear Garden Friends,
I am finally back in Florida and the swing of things. Much was accomplished at the Board Meeting, and then the General Meeting was amazing! The hostess committee, led by Gail Edgren, went above and beyond and there were plenty of tasty treats for the large crowd - 48 members were present along with 25 guests. Many were Master Gardeners who came for Bob Prier’s program on “Successful Growing of Vegetables in Florida” which was very informative. We all left with a better understanding of why it is so difficult to grow vegetables here. Most of the guests left after the program but it was a good way to show the Master Gardeners a little about our club and one new member joined! We have been busy working in our gardens. Carol Moore, Carol Nadolski , and I spread 65 bags of mulch at the Punta Gorda Library on Oct. 9th. Luckily, two of our husbands were there to help unload, distribute, and open the bags to speed up the process. Please try to come out and help when possible on a Monday – check the schedule in this issue. The gardens at Laishley are going to be on hold until the city can raise $450,000 to complete the areas around the Vietnam Memorial Wall. We have been working with Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC) to put in a water system and pond in Elise Hayman’s Butterfly Garden and we hope to work there every 3rd Monday in the future. ~ continued on page 2
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NOVEMBER 2017 GARDEN TALES
Nullam eget neque
Sed lectus
Wednesday December 6,2017
11:00 am Fellowship—12:00 noon Luncheon Isles Yacht Club-1780 W. Marion Ave, Punta Gorda
Menu Choices: Eggplant Parmesan
Buttered Egg Noodles Fresh Vegetable Medley
or Chicken Francaise
with Lemon Butter and Capers Roasted Potatoes
Fresh Vegetable Medley or
Chef Salad with Ranch and Balsamic preset on table
All served with rolls and butter
Coffee,Tea and Soft Drinks included Dessert: Sea Salt Caramel Cake
Cash Bar—no credit /debit cards accepted.
Reservations are $25.00. Send to Libby Curnow
20255 Blaine Ave. Port Charlotte,FL 33953 (Phone-941-380-2632) or sign up at November meeting. Last
date for sign up is Monday, Dec. 4th. Bring your favorite Christmas saying, quote, or
poem on a card to be hung on the PG Library tree.
General Meeting November 15, 1:00 pm Refreshments, 1:30 pm Meeting
Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church, 507 W. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda
November Program
DROUGHT TOLERANT AND NATIVE FLORIDA PLANTS:
With the dry season almost upon us, we need all the help we can get to look after our plants and perhaps get some additional ones. Laurel Schiller, co-owner of Florida Native Plants Nursery in Sarasota, will present plants that tolerate our dry season and also those that are native to Florida. ~ Carol Houston, First Vice President
Christmas is Love and Happiness Holiday Luncheon
President’s Message, continued from page 1 The next several weeks will be very busy as we prepare for Home Tour on Dec. 1st and 2nd. Try to attend as many of your workshops as possible as this is the big fundraiser for our student scholarships and the many donations we make in our community. We want our homes to be gorgeous and wow the public! We have such talented members in charge of the homes this year. Our poinsettia supplier lost their entire supply of poinsettias in the hurricane but we are working to get them from another source. Hopefully all of that will work out as many persons plan to get their Holiday Flowers from us. We do not want to let them down. As I write this it is very hot outside but it is supposed to cool down soon. That should make gardening a little easier! The photos show two Calladiums I planted along the walk to my condo. They are great for a splash of color! See you at our next meeting.
Joyce D. Stanley President
Each year PGGC members decorate the First United Methodist Church as part of
our commitment to the church for the use of their facility for our meetings. This
year we need 12 volunteers for 3 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 28th. Please let Karen
Noonan know if you can help! 941-505-2803 or Karen.noonan@hotmail .com.
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Did You Know…
Coffee grounds can be useful in your garden. They are loaded with phosphorous, potassium, magnesium, and copper and the carbon to nitrogen ratio can be 11:1, which is an ideal ratio for plant and soil nutrition. The used grounds can be used for side dressing around fruiting vegetables like tomatoes and squash, and also around blueberries and fruit trees. Spread them generously over the beds of acid loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, and hydrangeas for amazing blooms! Give seedlings a nitrogen boost by stirring grounds into soil or a watering can. There is evidence that coffee grounds deter the growth of fungus and various wilts that effect vegetable plants, and slugs and snails avoid creeping over them so the grounds are a pest-deterrent as well. Coffee grounds can be added to compost, tilled into the ground, or spread over the surface of a garden. What a great way to naturally fertilize! Mary Yeomans, Environmental Chair
Sources: http://www.nwedible.com/5-ways-to-use-coffee-grounds-in-the-garden/ http://organicgardening.about.com/od/soil/qt/coffeegrounds.htm
https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/uses-for-coffee-grounds
Our condolences to Monica Lucey and her family. Monica recently
lost her daughter-in-law who was awaiting a kidney transplant and
leaves two teenagers behind. Keep them all in your prayers.
With water restrictions common throughout communities in Florida, many home gardeners are looking for super drought-tolerant plants that are also good-looking. Consider these for your yard:
Native saw palmetto is perfect for the Florida-friendly yard, as it can survive through the driest of times. This palm can range from 3 to 15 feet in height and will thrive in sun or shade.
The acacia is a small or medium-sized evergreen tree with feathery foliage and yellow, showy flowers.
The Jerusalem thorn tree has airy foliage and a low, spreading form. It boasts a profusion of small, yellow blooms that have a slight fragrance.
Rosemary is a drought-tolerant herb that gives the landscape a Mediterranean feel as well as a delicious scent. Many ornamental grasses are drought tolerant as well. ~ Paula Jenkins, Horticulture Chair
Native to desert areas in Mexico and the Southwestern US,
Jerusalem thorn tree looks delicate, but is very drought-tolerant.
Photo: Dr. Edward Gilman
Super Drought-Tolerant Plants
(Add this information to your yearbook!)
Susan Nehring 340 Segovia Drive
Punta Gorda, FL 33950-8053 612-940-1398
Connie Melton 1501 San Marino Court
Punta Gorda, FL 33950-6546 941-505-1839
A dedication of the memorial tree for long-time PGGC member Mary Sterwerf will be held at 1:00 pm
on Thursday, November 9th at the History Park Garden. All members
are invited to attend. ~ Carol Moore
Welcome New Members!
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PGGC Cleans Up! On Oct. 14, 2017, seven PGGC members participated in the Coastal Clean-Up that had been rescheduled from Sept. 16th because of Hurricane Irma. Betty Mosketti,
Joyce Stanley, Carol Moore, Vinita Jones, Carol Nadolski, Elaine Lawell, and Hal Sterwerf (Mary Sterwerf’s
husband) braved the heat and met by Fisherman’s Village around 8 am. 15.59 lbs. of trash of all types was
collected from the area. After 1½ hrs. the team met for coffee with Maureen Holland at the local Dunkin Donuts.
~ Joyce Stanley,
Flower Show Updates
Lemon Bay Garden Club Fall Fair
If you ordered a handbook and have not picked it up please contact Carolyn Honour. [email protected]. Tel: 941-575-8259 Our January program will be about the Flower Show schedule and it will include a sample of designs and horticulture. You will receive a working schedule to review before that meeting. This year we are going to submit the flower show for an award!
Claudia Chopp and Carolyn Honour, Flower Show Co-chairs
Monthly Garden Workdays
Please arrive before 8:30 am. We are usually finished in less than two hours!
1st Monday - History Park - Sarah Corey, Chair
2nd Monday - PG Library - Betty Mosketti and Carol Nadolski, Chairs
3rd Monday – CHEC – Carolyn Honour and Carol Moore, Chairs
4th Monday - Women’s Club - Carol Moore, Chair
Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade.
~ Rudyard Kipling
Please join us if you are able to help out!
Delicious Cookies Needed for
Holly Days Home Tour!
Hello Ladies, it’s that time of year again! This year the Holly Days Refreshment Committee is
requesting 5 dozen cookies per member. We will be accepting the cookies on Thursday, Nov. 30th between 9:00 and 4:00 in FUMC kitchen. Please,
no store bought cookies, and try recipes other than chocolate chips. Your cookies can be of different types, so if you are baking for the
holidays bake an extra dozen or so to include in your donation tray. Please bring a copy of your cookie recipe(s) to be compiled for next year’s event. Cookies may be placed on a dollar store
tray with plastic wrap and a half slice of bread to keep moist cookies moist. And they don’t have to be cookies! Fudge, brownies, or no-bake, just to name a few, are also options. Drag out that old
recipe box and see what your grandmother baked that made you happy!
From your friendly Co Chair, Paula Jenkins
AT THE CLUBHOUSE 480 Yale Street, Englewood, FL
Garden Tour Tickets $15.00 Donation Net proceeds go toward college and environmental camp scholarships.
www.lemonbaygardenclub.org
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Club volunteers Joy Price and Terry Tunkavige (pictured) started off the two day event manning the booth. Information about the club and the upcoming Holly Days Home Tour was distributed. Tickets were available for sale for the Home Tour, along with Club T-Shirts, Garden Gloves, and Note Cards. Volunteers for two hour shifts during the two day event included: Dottie Williams, Carol Knutson, Carol Nadolski, Betty Mosketti, Monica Lucey, Joyce Stanley, Anne Simpson, Vinita Jones and Janice Williams. Plant arrangements at the booth were provided by Gail Edgren and Monica Lucey. Thanks to all the volunteers! ~ Monica Lucey, Second Vice President
PGGC at the Home and Garden Show
October 21 and 22
November Hostess Committee
If you are unable to fulfill your commitment for your
assigned month, you will be responsible for� a $10 donation to offset the expenses. Please get this amount to the chair.
Elaine LaWell, Chair Sherry Barrett Barbara Drake Dianne Felstein
Betsy Foster Pat Juliano
Ursula Karlen Sandy Kirk
Deborah Poloson Mercy Triana
Nancy Ziegenbein
RonaRothschild Nov.11CarolineWooters Nov.11SajidaKhudairi Nov.15AnnGateff Nov.18EmilyNaylor Nov.26JoyceStanley Nov.28
Flowers are beautiful to look at, but did you know they make a wonderful addition to a natural beauty routine? They contain many chemical properties that are beneficial for hair and skin. You might be surprised to learn that some of the most beautiful blooms to behold can help in maintaining your beauty. The power of nature never fails to amaze! Starting with the hibiscus, our club flower, examples will be shared in upcoming issues.
~ Mary Yeomans, Environmental Chair Source: https://www.treehugger.com/organic-beauty/how-use-flowers-your-beauty-routine.html
Flowers for Beauty and Health!
GARDEN TALES NOVEMBER 2017
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Mark your calendar! March 13, 2018
PGGC Standard Flower Show!
Friendly Frogs! (and Toads) We talk about the importance of pollinators often, but there are many other creatures that
are beneficial to gardens. Frogs and toads are one example, and providing water and shelter may bring some your way! Frogs and toads eat lots of insects such as mosquitoes, slugs, and beetles. They are also fun to observe and hear in the evenings.
Choose a location in your garden with some “jungle” type growth for the frogs that is out of reach of your dog or cat. Find a small pot or can that doesn’t have sharp edges that may harm the frog. Turn it on its side and bury it a little. Put some leaves and twigs inside. Nearby, provide a water source (or two). This dish should be very shallow and something a frog can easily hop in and out of. You can put some rocks in as launching pads. Keep the dish filled with water and freshen it daily.
A frog’s skin is very porous and can easily absorb toxins in its environment, so go easy on the pesticides, even organic ones, in your garden for the safety of your frogs. Frogs and toads will naturally find your frog habitat if you keep it shaded and moist and give them time. Hopefully you will hear some froggy tunes soon! ~ Mary Yeomans, Environmental Chair
Source: http://rootsy.org/making-frog-habitats/
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Members are invited to bring cuttings or plants to the Plant
Exchange table at each meeting. Please label the
plants and make sure they are not invasive or poisonous. Share your Green Thumb!
PGGC Donates Benches to PRBSG PGGC recently donated two
teak benches, with plaques, to the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens as per our
2017 budget.
